Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley

Released in 1956, Elvis Presley was The King’s debut studio album and year zero for a whole generation of rock 'n' rollers. The shot on the cover was taken at the Fort Homer Hesterly Armory in Tampa, Florida.

While this presents Elvis as the original ‘50s rock ‘n’ roll star, the cover is now equally recognisable as the inspiration for the cover of The Clash’s 1979 album London Calling, which provided an update on what it meant to be rock ‘n’ roll.